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Monday February 03, 2025

200 ventilators purchased for teaching hospitals

By Our Correspondent
January 29, 2025
This representational image shows medical equipment in a hospital. — AFP/File
This representational image shows medical equipment in a hospital. — AFP/File

LAHORE :The Specialised Health Care and Medical Education Department (SHC&MED) has purchased new ventilators for the improvement of government teaching hospitals.

SHC&MED Secretary Azmat Mahmood said that a total of 200 Elisa 300 model ICU ventilators worth 1.73 million euros have been purchased from a German company. These ventilators will be sent to all teaching government hospitals in February. He said that the SHC&MED is trying to provide the best health facilities to the public.